Here is a current listing of 5 of the most expensive homes on the peninsula in Historic Downtown Charleston, South Carolina. Click on any of the links for full listing including additional pictures and requests for tours.
Meet Richard Kligler, owner and operator of For All the Tea in Charleston. Richard’s story and his Charleston local company is spirited and inspiring.
When Richard’s only son Sean was five he was diagnosed with a rare form of childhood cancer. He survived and is living a thriving and happy life, but Sean was one of the lucky few. After that life changing event, Richard, his wife, daughter and son moved to Hong Kong where they would spend the next 12 years. It was here he developed a deeper passion and understanding of the origins, process and taste of tea. He partnered with a countryside generational tea farm master to learn and harness the process of tea, learn the history of tea in the Far East and begin a collection of tea pots and accessories that today is worthy of a museum. (Note: During the time of Sean’s illness and in Hong Kong, Richard has worked closely with the St. Baldrick’s Foundation (SBF) raising over $5M for childhood cancer research).
About 5 years ago, Richard chose to leave a successful company that he had built from the ground up and impart his knowledge and love for tea to others creating For All the Tea in Charleston.
The vision of ‘For All the Tea in Charleston’ is to share with people the South Carolina and Chinese tea culture, also known as Cha Dao (The Way of Tea). Cha Dao includes the preparation of tea and the various occasions which are celebrated in China with the drinking of tea. Using the knowledge of tea culture we invite family, friends, travel groups, and business colleagues to experience and enjoy a guided tea tasting in a casual tranquil atmosphere. The presentation, along with the tasting of fine tea, can enhance the mood, initiate discussions, which leads to developing and strengthening relationships. Tea has united people over the centuries. In addition, tea is well known for its health and wellness benefits!
To complement the tea presentations, the world’s most prized teas are brewed and served. We specialize in teas from heirloom and ancient trees, born from seeds planted by generations before us. Every single tea tree is different from one another. The tea harvesting and processing techniques are the result of centuries of refinement.
When you book an experience, this private and personalized tea journey will:
Introduce you to the finest teas in the world
Provide a deep history and understanding of the origins of tea
Learn the ways of the Far East in the preparation and enjoyment of tea
Discover the health properties of tea
Spend time with a master storyteller
Are you ready for a special unique experience?
Cost: $85.00 per person
Duration: 2 1/2 hours in the comfort of your home, hotel room or private meeting area (The time frame is not limited)
The Turkey Day Run & Gobble Wobble 5K in Charleston, SC sponsored by the Knights of Columbus, has evolved significantly since its inception in 1914. Originally a footrace from Charleston to Summerville, it was reimagined in 1978 into the current 3.1-mile format known as the Turkey Day Run & Gobble Wobble 5K.
Over the years, it has grown into South Carolina’s largest 5K and the ninth largest timed 5K in the U.S., attracting over 8,000 participants annually. The event now includes a festive post-race party with live music and refreshments, making it a community tradition on Thanksgiving morning.
Are you ready to start your Thanksgiving with a healthy kick in the butt and enjoy the beautiful streets of Charleston, South Carolina?
Here is all you need to know:
Schedule of Events
7:00am – 8:45am – Runners begin lining up in Start line corrals
After 15 years, King Street Grille at Freshfields Village (Kiawah Island) has closed its doors. October 27, 2024 marked the final day of operation. King Street Grille has been a recognizable and respected dining establishment in the village for a decade and a half and will be missed.
We are fortunate to have two remaining locations in Mount Pleasant and Myrtle Beach.
Click HERE for the official Freshfields Village Website.
Here is a looker in downtown Charleston, South Carolina. This 5 bedroom, 7 bathroom 6,755 square foot house with an elevated pool and a direct view of the Charleston Harbor from the Battery is on the market for $13,500,000
Experience luxurious living in this contemporary style home with incredible direct waterfront views in the vibrant heart of downtown Charleston. Completely renovated and reimagined in 2021 with sophisticated design, this spectacular modern home was built to take advantage of prime views of the Ashley River, Charleston Harbor, the new Battery promenade, and beautiful sunsets. The large floor-to-ceiling windows across the front of the home frame the waterfront as art, while yachts and other boats glide by on the river.
With an open floor plan and top-of-the-line finishes, this extraordinary home has a stunning steel and glass floating staircase rising 3 levels, an elevated pool, large outdoor pool terrace with outdoor kitchen, fireplace and television perfect for entertaining. Otherincredible features include a garage, elevator, roof top deck with 360 degree views of Charleston and beyond, as well as Fleetwood retractable doors slide open for seamless indoor/outdoor living.
Two large porches, one off the living room and one off the master bedroom, provide birds eye views of the waterfront and the Battery. The master suite is incredible with direct long waterfront views, luxurious bathroom with fireplace between the bedroom and shower, soaking tub with riverfront views, coffee maker and beverage refrigerator.
All 5 bedrooms have gorgeous en suite bathrooms. There is a fantastic guest suite with bedroom, full bathroom, stacked laundry, full kitchen and living room, with private elevator access. This property was designed for entertaining and wellness with a Miami/Los Angeles vibe, featuring a home gym, infrared + steam sauna, massage room, theater room with surround sound and terraced seating, billiard room, wine + wet bar, elevated pool, and plenty of space for entertaining. The property is walled and gated for privacy and security, with off-street parking for 8+ cars plus a garage for one car and a golf cart.
This spectacular contemporary home is a unique trophy property in historic downtown Charleston in the prestigious South of Broad neighborhood. Contemporary style new homes are rare in the historic district, and this one surpasses all expectations. This is a one-of-a-kind opportunity for a turnkey home that embodies resort style living. Please refer to list of Features and Floor Plans for more details on this special property.
Here are five things to avoid while visiting Charleston, SC:
Disrespecting History: Many tourists overlook the city’s complex past. Engage with its history thoughtfully, beyond just popular sites like Rainbow Row. Be inquisitive. Our tour guides and local residents are so versed in our storied past and love to engage and share in our rich heritage and past.
Driving Instead of Walking: The narrow, cobblestone streets are not ideal for cars. Walking or biking is safer and more enjoyable. There is a complexity to the streets of Charleston unlike most U.S. cities. On our roadways you will find many one way streets, cars, trucks, pedicabs, bikers, skateboarders, golf carts and in the center of all of it is the College of Charleston with thousands of students coming and going to class. If you don’t understand our city roadways you will have a challenge behind the wheels.
Ignoring Weather Preparedness: Charleston’s weather can change rapidly; be prepared for sudden rainstorms and pack accordingly. This is not exclusive to major natural disasters such as hurricanes and tornados. A flash storm or even high tide can adversely impact your plans.
Getting Too Close to Alligators: If you encounter alligators in natural areas, maintain a safe distance to avoid dangerous situations. This seems obvious, but often times people underestimate the speed of a gator and try to taunt them. Just don’t.
Wearing Inappropriate Footwear: Prioritize comfort over style; many streets are uneven, making comfortable shoes essential for exploring. There is a lot of walking in Charleston. Walk, walk, walk! Be prepared. Not just for the total steps you will accumulate, but the harsh ground conditions (concrete, cobblestone, sand, cracks and uneven roads).
The property at 143 Broad St, Charleston, SC 29401 is now on the market for $2,995,000. This 5 bedroom, 5 bath, 3537 square foot home can now be yours in the heart of Historic Charleston, South Carolina.
Click HERE to see the full listing or request a tour.
Here is what you need to know:
This stately 19th century home sits proudly on a high lot at the gateway to the South of Broad section of the city. The easy-entry driveway off New St has room for 5 cars. Serenity comes to mind as you approach the home. Once inside, you are welcomed by a large grand reception foyer with a graceful staircase to access the second floor and face the beautiful stained glass window.
To the left is the front parlor along with an office and a laundry room with a half bath. To your right is the updated kitchen with a sitting area and a fireplace, and a study/library. Off the study you will find a first floor master suite and an additional half bath. Going up the staircase you will find 3 additional bathrooms and 2 additional bathrooms.
The floor plan offers many options for customization.The home is filled with ample natural light with wood privacy shutters in place. As you tour the house, note the beautiful smooth and solid wood flooring, high ceilings, and exquisite architectural detailing. The second floor offers a full suite that can be a Mother-In-Law suite or a rental unit for passive income. It offers 1 bedroom and 1 bath. An additional stunning feature of the home is the outdoor shed. The structure offers 20 foot ceilings and has electrical run to it.
The unit could be operated as an office in the front and a spa in the back. This remarkable home is located just 2 blocks from Colonial Lake, 3 blocks from the Four Corners of Law, and 5 blocks from East Bay Street…so much of Historic Downtown Charleston is within reach of this property. Don’t miss out on this incredible opportunity. Book your viewing today!
The congregation of Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim was founded in 1794 on the peninsula of Charleston, South Carolina. 275 years later, it stands as a symbol for strength, perseverance, tradition and heritage for the Jewish and entire Charleston community. Let’s take a look back at its deeply rooted history.
History of Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim
The history of Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim (90 Hasell Street, Charleston, SC) is a heritage in which all American Jews can take pride. It is a story of faith, devotion, and perseverance in the American tradition of freedom of worship.
Charleston was founded in 1670, and the earliest known reference to a Jew in the English settlement is a description dated 1695. Soon thereafter other Jews followed, attracted by the civil and religious liberty of South Carolina and the ample economic opportunity of the colony. These pioneers were sufficiently numerous by 1749 to organize the present congregation, Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim, (Holy Congregation House of God) and, fifteen years later, to establish the now historic Coming Street Cemetery, the oldest surviving Jewish burial ground in the South.
KKBE is the fourth oldest Jewish congregation in the continental United States (after New York, Newport and Savannah). At first, prayers were recited in private quarters and from 1775, in an improvised synagogue adjacent to the present-day grounds. In 1792, construction of the largest and most impressive synagogue in the United States was commenced. It was dedicated two years later. A member of the visiting Lafayette’s entourage is reported to have described the building as “spacious and elegant.” This handsome, cupolated Georgian synagogue was destroyed in the great Charleston fire of 1838 and replaced in 1840 on the same Hasell Street site by the structure in use today. The colonnaded building, dedicated in early 1841 is often described as one of the country’s finest examples of Greek Revival architecture. On this occasion, KKBE’s Reverend Gustavus Poznanski was moved to say, “This synagogue is our Temple, this city our Jerusalem, and this happy land our Palestine.”
Today, KKBE has the second oldest synagogue building In the United States and the oldest in continuous use. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1980.
Birthplace of Reform
Charleston is acknowledged as the birthplace of Reform Judaism in the United States. In 1824, 47 congregants petitioned the Adjunta (the trustees) of the synagogue to change the Sephardic Orthodox liturgy. The petition, which asked for abridgement of the Hebrew ritual, English translation of the prayers, and a sermon in English, was denied. The disappointed liberal members thereupon resigned from the congregation and organized “The Reformed Society of Israelites”. This independent society, led by Isaac Harby and Abraham Moise was influenced by the ideas of the Hamburg Reform congregation, the leading modernist community in Europe. It lasted only nine years, but many of its practices and principles have become part of today’s Reform Judaism The Progressives rejoined the old congregation, and while the present temple was being built in 1840, an organ was installed. As well as the organ, the first service in the new temple introduced a liberalized ritual. KKBE was one of the founding synagogues of the Union of American Hebrew Congregations in1873, (now Union for Reform Judaism, URJ), and remains firmly and proudly committed to Reform Judaism.
Leadership
For almost two and a half centuries members of KKBE have been eminent leaders in the city, state and country. Among notable early congregants were Moses Lindo, who before the Revolution helped to develop the cultivation of Indigo (then South Carolina’s second crop) and Joseph Levy, veteran of the Cherokee War of 1760-61 and probably the first Jewish military officer in America. Almost two dozen men of Beth Elohim served in the War of Independence, among them the brilliant young Francis Salvador, who as delegate to the South Carolina Provincial Congresses of 1775 and 1776, was the first Jew to serve in an American legislature. Killed shortly after the signing of the Declaration of Independence, Salvador was also the first Jew known to die in the Revolutionary War.
Members of the congregation founded Charleston’s Hebrew Benevolent Society in 1784, the nation’s oldest Jewish charitable organization, and in 1801 established the Hebrew Orphan Society, also the country’s oldest. Both are still active. In 1838 the second oldest Jewish Sunday school in the United States was organized, The blind poet, Penina Moise, was a famous early superintendent.
Other congregants pioneered in steamship navigation, introduced illuminating gas to American cities, and numbered four of the eleven founders of the country’s Supreme Council of Scottish Rite Masonry.
In 1790, President George Washington responded to a letter of congratulations to him by writing, “The affectionate expressions of your address again excite my gratitude, and receive my warmest acknowledgment. May the same temporal and eternal blessing which you implore for me, rest upon your Congregation.” A replica of this letter can be viewed in the KKBE Museum.
The Synagogue
This outstanding Greek Revival style building was constructed in 1840 by member David Lopez from a design by architects Tappan and Noble and work plans by C. L.Warner. It replaces a 1794 cupolated Georgian style structure destroyed by fire in 1838. The temple grounds are fronted by a graceful iron fence dating from the 1794 synagogue. Also surviving are the bases of two menorahs (candelabras) on either side of the Bimah. The large marble tablet above the huge entrance doors proclaims the Sh’ma in Hebrew and an unusual English translation: “Hear O Israel the Lord Our God is the sole Eternal Being.” In the foyer over the entrance to the sanctuary is the original dedication stone from the 1794 synagogue. When our current building was erected in 1840, a controversial organ was installed in the balcony at the rear of the sanctuary. Housing our four Torah scrolls is the massive ark made of Santo Domingo mahogany. The stained glass windows, which show Jewish religious symbols, date from 1886 and are replacements of windows destroyed in the earthquake of that year. The interior of the synagogue, originally following a traditional Sephardic Orthodox arrangement, was altered first in 1879 with the installation of family pews and the removal of the pulpit to the front of the sanctuary. Then, in 1886, after the earthquake, balconies on both sides of the building were removed and the Bimah reconfigured.
In 2003, the Congregation received the prestigious Carolopolis Award for exterior preservation.
Pearlstine Family Building
Parallel to the length of the Temple stands the building formerly called the Bicentennial Tabernacle, which was erected in 1950 during the 200th anniversary celebration of the congregation. This building replaced the temporary structure built after the 1838 fire. The Tabernacle was renovated and expanded in 2001-03 and renamed the Pearlstine Family building. The current building houses the religious school, our administrative office, the Chosen Treasures Judaica & Gift Shop, the spacious Barbara Pearlstine Social Hall and the kitchen. The original cornerstones are located over the entranceway into Barbara Pearlstine Hall. In the Social Hall two large murals painted by Charleston artist William Halsey, a former congregant, portray founders and patriots of the congregation.There are also a pair of wrought iron sculptures of Biblical prophets by the late Willard Hirsch.
The Heyman Building
The reconditioned and expanded 18th century residence to the rear of the Temple at 86 Hasell Street contains a youth lounge and supplemental meeting and classrooms.
Our Cemeteries
Coming Street Cemetery KKBE’s Coming Street Cemetery (190-195 Coming Street) is the oldest surviving Jewish cemetery in the South. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Buried here are:
Ten congregants who fought in the American Revolution,
Six soldiers of the War of 1812,
Two soldiers in the Seminole Wars in Florida,
21 Civil War participants, of whom eight died in the Confederate cause,
Six Rabbis of the congregation,
18 Past presidents of the congregation.
Four of the eleven founders of the Supreme Council of Scottish Rite Masonry in 1801.
Bronze plaques placed on some tombstones in 1964 identify notable personages. Except for a few family plots, all present day burials occur in Beth Elohim’s Huguenin Avenue Cemetery, which was established in 1887. When this site was first used as a cemetery, it was outside the then city limits at Calhoun Street.
The Coming Street Cemetery has three sections: A. This area is the original congregational cemetery and dates from 1764; from 1754; it was the DaCosta family plot. B. This part was developed by members of Beth Elohim who had seceded in 1841 over the installation of an organ in the synagogue and had formed Orthodox Congregation Shearit Israel. When the two congregations merged after the Civil War, a dividing wall was taken down. C. The Lopez family plot was established in the 1843 when Shearit Israel refused burial to David Lopez’s first wife who had not been converted to Judaism. The Cemetery contains over 500 graves; many are not marked. The oldest identifiable grave is that of Moses D. Cohen, the first religious leader of Beth Elohim, who died in 1762.
Visitation to the Coming Street Cemetery must be made by appointment. Call 843-723-1090. To see index of cemetery burials click here.
Huguenin Avenue Cemetery K.K.B.E.’s Huguenin Avenue Cemetery is its present burial ground. It was first developed on land, which then abutted the northern limit of the City of Charleston. It was purchased from the Washington Light Infantry in l887.
The cemetery was expanded in l991 on property bought from the Standard Oil Company in 1943. It contains the remains of persons buried since l888, also remains and stones which were removed from three defunct graveyards: the Dacosta (l783-l939) and Harby (1799-1939) cemeteries on Hanover Street, and the Rikersville Cemetery (1857-1888), which had been established by Congregation Shearit Israel).
To see a list of the burials in the Huguenin Avenue Cemetery click here.
To see a list of the burials in the Coming Street Cemetery click here.
On July 1, 2010, Rabbi Stephanie Alexander became the first woman Rabbi of Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim. At the same time, Rabbi Anthony D. Holz, retired and became Rabbi Emeritus.
Click here to watch a video on KKBE’s history, narrated by volunteer docent T.R. Williams.
Source: History acquired from KKBE website – kkbe.org
November 8, 2024 marks the grand opening of a new neighborhood bar, Roselineto be located at 125 1/2 Line St, Charleston, SC 29403 (Old Sightsee Coffee spot).
What is Roseline?
Roseline is a funky neighborhood hangout located in downtown Charleston. “Roseline” is more than just the name of the bar. It is its location – on the corner of Rose and Line Street. It is a place for the community to gather, lounge and socialize. Offering a selection of beer and wine and other beverages, our intimate space is just 429 square feet. Our mission is simply “keep Charleston small,” like Roseline itself.
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